DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Soufflé au Fromage
Raymond Blanc’s selected Comté soufflé folds whipped egg whites into an egg-yolk, milk-and-roux cheese base. A separate cream-and-Comté sauce, optionally finished with kirsch, accompanies the baked soufflé.
About Soufflé au Fromage
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Raymond Blanc’s selected cheese soufflé uses Comté in a light egg-based mixture, with a separate creamy cheese sauce at the table. Butter and fine breadcrumbs coat the dish before the soufflé goes in.
A blond butter-and-flour roux takes warm full-fat milk, followed by Comté and Dijon mustard. Egg yolks enter after slight cooling, with white pepper seasoning the smooth base.
Egg whites whisk with lemon juice to medium peaks. A first third lightens the base before the remaining whites are folded in carefully to preserve the mixture’s volume.
The soufflé begins baking before grated Comté is sprinkled over it for the final stage. The separate sauce combines boiled double cream, Comté and white pepper, with optional kirsch.
The finished soufflé is served immediately alongside its jug of cheese sauce. This version selects Comté from the recipe’s cheese options and keeps the sauce separate from the baked egg mixture.
Ingredients in Soufflé au Fromage
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Origins & food traditions
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